January 5, 2010
How was everyone’s christmas break? Mine was awesome, I finally got to have my very first white Christmas and it was such a nice change fromt he mid 70s weather I usually experience during the holidays. This year I really tried to buy mostly handmade gifts for my loved ones since it’s so much better for the economy and there’s just such a nice feeling that comes with receiving a personalized handmade item that doesn’t compare to something store bought. For my newest little niece I purchased a handmade doll knit by Grace over at Done by Digits. I even had the pleasure of meeting Grace personally at Patchwork when the show came to Long Beach. As soon as I came over to her booth I fell in love with the lovely dolls she makes an knew I had to order one. And so Grace was nice enough to help me create an adorably ethnic little doll for baby Bella. Isn’t she just adorable?
January 4, 2010
And back to work today as well. Trying to recoop and get settled back into life. Be back after a short commercial break.
December 22, 2009
Happy Holidays all! I’ll be off in the frozen land of Washington, DC for the holidays this year to celebrate with the boyfriend’s family. And oh man am I excited, have I mentioned that I’ve never actually seen real snow? And did I also mention that DC has been experience a flurry of blizzardness (yes. it is a word.)? Anywho I wanted to wish all of you who celebrate a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I appreciate that you take time out of your day to visit me and to comment on all my little happenings 
I’ll meet you here in January! Hope you all have a happy, healthy 2010! Cheers!
December 18, 2009
Happy Friday All! There’s a great giveaway going on at Prudent Baby for some absolutely fabulous succulents. Which I love, mainly its the un-killable factor that I love. Anywho to enter to win just post a comment before 12/22 about your funniest un-green thumb experience. Here’s mine:
December 17, 2009
Last week my seester and I FINALLY finished up her Save the Dates for her upcoming wedding! yayyyy!! I designed them and we cranked them out at home on her printer and had a mini assembly line going to get them all in the mail. I’m pretty happy with how they turned out. The smaller cards have the hotel info on them an I thought it’d be cute to use some embroidery string to tie them up along with the save the dates themselves so all the guests received a little mini package of information. Yay for seester’s wedding now on to the invitations themselves!
December 16, 2009
I found Bandito Design Company via paper crave. And this is definitely paper i crave. I love the designs on their site! But specifically I love this gold metallic over dark blue hoodlum creaturz print ::::gasp::::: It must be mine! Oh and heads up, thrifty shoppers! They’re having their Deck Your Halls Half Off Holiday Sale! Go go go!
December 16, 2009
Just scroll down a bit on Shutterstock’s home page and you’ll see the link to download this gorgeous cupcake vector….FOR FREEE!!
December 15, 2009
So I have this beautiful linen sketchbook and it’s completely blank and in the nicest white linen stock. I love it but I’ve been thinking I want to do something really special to personalize it a bit more. I’ve also been coming across a lot of beautiful embroidery work lately and the two thoughts intersected and now I really want to embroider this sketchbook.
How can you not want to try it with all the lovely inspirations out there for this kind of project? Wish me luck because I will probably cry if I mess up my lovely sketchbook. Ok. Not really.
Top to Bottom via: 1. What Katie Does, 2. Available for Purchase at DenkiAi’s etsy, 3. Available for Purchase at papermode’s etsy
December 11, 2009
I’m such a wuss. But isn’t it so beautiful? Found here.
December 11, 2009
This is my gift guide for anyone out there shopping for silly nerdy girls such as myself. What can I say? Those are my people. Any of these lovely things would definitely make me swoon if they just so happened to be under the christmas tree
1. Polaroid Film. I recently inherited a Polaroid camera through my Freecycle Group and I desperately need film!
2. The Nikon D3000, I like it because it’s fairly inexpensive for this type of camera. But it’s definitely probably still too pricey for me. Maybe if Santa’s feeling generous heehee
3. One Yard Wonders by Rebecca Yaker. I want I want I want. Being new to sewing and all I can’t of anything more perfect than a lovely book full of small projects to start off with!
4. Akzidenz Grotesk in Fabric. I’m such a type nerd. Truly.
5. Amy Butler’s In Stitches. Another lovely sewing book, maybe a person can’t have too many…?
6. Animal Prints by Sharon Montrose. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE PRINTS! They are too beautiful, these are some of my faves but there’s lots more!
